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"...What are you guys up to?"
The judge's brow was furrowed so deeply it could have killed a fly. She had just begun to enjoy her first lazy nap in her new environment when she was woken up by a few dim-witted idiots.
Now, they've smashed the appliances on the ground again.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
For a fleeting moment, Lovan seemed to see the painting "The Scream" reflected in Grina's face; perhaps capturing that moment in a photograph could even be sold as a forgery for some money...
She clung to Luo Fan's leg, sobbing, "No, Commander! We've been through thick and thin together! Even though I tricked you out of tens of thousands of diamonds, stuffed a bunch of furniture and stickers into the costume you wanted, conspired with Vulcan Heavy Industries to deliberately blow it up, and gave you almost a hundred rings—all to keep Griffin's funds flowing! Who would have thought you were so rich?! Please, for the sake of me dragging you out of the hurricane rescue operation, let me stay here! I'll stay here obediently!!"
Luo Fan's hand, which was pinching his thigh, gradually began to show blue veins. Although it was just a joke, Luo Fan now felt like he really wanted to sell her.
"Tsk, alright, I was just kidding. We're not that poor..."
He shook his leg twice, signaling the other person to let go quickly, otherwise his tears and snot would get on his pants.
"Huh? You're not selling to me anymore?"
"I'm not selling you. You're probably not even worth as much as the equipment in my warehouse... Hmm!"
Before he could finish speaking, Grina pounced on Luo Fan. If they hadn't been sitting on the sofa, they might have already fallen to the floor.
Jiang Feng quickly sat down next to him to avoid being caught up in the farce.
"Waaaaah, you're still the best after all... So when are you going to give me VIP 50?"
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At this moment, Luo Fan's expression could only be described as twisted; perhaps the twisted state that Rosalia had told him about was about to manifest.
She'd barely finished speaking when she turned on me even faster than I did...
But Luo Fan still took out a bank card from his pocket and tossed it to Grinna: "Take this and spend it. It'll be enough for you to live a life of luxury for a while."
"Oh my god!!! Thank you so much! Next time you need to order Vulcan Heavy Industries to bomb, I'll let you specify the location yourself, and we'll bomb wherever you want!"
"Alright, alright, let's stop using honorifics, it's kind of awful..."
Luo Fan waved his hand at the girl who was holding a bank card and grinning foolishly; he was completely convinced.
“But…” After saying that, Luo Fan snatched the card back.
"Huh?" The card in his hand hadn't even warmed up before it was empty again, and the smile froze on his face.
Luo Fan casually pulled Jiang Feng into his arms, looking like a domineering CEO from a movie. Jiang Feng was taken aback, and although his face turned a little red, he ultimately did not resist.
He fiddled with the card in his hand and grinned wickedly, "From now on, you'll be working for Thomson and M16. You'll do whatever they tell you to do. Can you do that? If you're willing, I'll deposit $30,000 into your card every month."
Upon hearing "thirty thousand," her eyes lit up: "What? Thirty thousand?! US dollars?!... Wait, is this some bad thing? Are they going to sell me again?"
"No, just follow them. As long as you work normally and you're lucky enough, you might earn more than I transfer to you."
He nodded with a wicked grin, looking every bit the villain, before tossing the card back into Grina's hand.
Of course, working as a dealer or manager at Tom Cruise's casino, if you're lucky and there are many gamblers willing to throw in huge sums of money, you'll naturally earn much more than what Lo Fan offers.
"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Go on, go buy whatever you want. You're a grown woman, you don't need me to come with you, do you?"
Finally, he regained his normal smile, and Luo Fan's eyes softened considerably.
Grina felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly stood up: "Oh, okay!"
I was just about to rush out the door.
"Uh..." She slowly turned her head back, looking shy like a young girl: "It's not that I can't come with you..."
"Tsk, be careful or I might take that card again."
"Oh no, no, no, I'm leaving! Wuhu!!!"
Then, she burst out of the bar laughing.
RPK looked at the bar's wooden door, which had been opened before the bar opened for business, with a puzzled expression.
"Did a customer fall asleep in the bar last night?"
470 stores, daily life
.6.8
Gray Biotech Inc. has achieved a major breakthrough in opioid research by successfully overcoming the side effects of its novel opioid drug, according to Mrs. Gray, the company's CEO and chief researcher...
.6.10
CyberMedia’s first artist, Celia Lynn (SAT8), has released her second album, *Beyond The Nightfall*, following a successful debut performance in Times Square, New York.
.6.12
Typhoon Hagibis passed through, and according to the meteorological department, this was the most severe typhoon Hagibis had experienced in recent years, causing serious disruption to transportation in Hagibis.
.6.13
The Alicia Grand Theatre announced that it is temporarily closed and will not accept any guests for visits...
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A week later
With the help of the medication, Luo Fan spent a relatively peaceful period after her attack in the storeroom. Ying Que finally woke up after three days of unconsciousness. From then on, Luo Fan began to secretly add medication to her drinking water so that she would not suspect anything.
At least, the inhibitory effect that Nekitia mentioned was stronger, and he could indeed feel that the dull pain was not as obvious as before.
Although she couldn't find the cause, Yingque simply attributed it to the negative effects of her first sexual experience and the change in environment. Fortunately, she hadn't noticed anything amiss yet...
In the empty room, Luo Fan picked up the test tube in his hand and put the liquid inside into his mouth.
The third dose should last for a while longer...
After calming himself down, Luo Fan stepped outside.
Now, Mrs. Grey and Tom's underworld is on the right track. With Williams' support and Negidia's reputation as a guarantee, Tom and M16 have had a smooth journey and are now a well-known emerging family in New York. The casino has also been completed as scheduled and is jointly operated by Glinna and MCX, and is protected by Thomson, M16 and a group of Ironblood androids.
The battle between Mrs. Grey and Umbrella has begun, and the competition between the two pharmaceutical giants has officially commenced...
This is exactly what he hoped to see; everything is getting back on track, except for his own physical condition...
"Cough...cough...cough!"
Only after making sure that there would be no other abnormal behavior did he finally open the door in front of him.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw Shina and Carmen supporting Negitia and slowly leading her to the living room on the second floor.
"Ready to have dinner?" Luo Fan asked with a smile.
“Hmm.” Carmen nodded. “I must say, Miss Yingque’s cooking is truly superb. Having grown accustomed to the delicacies of the theater, a simple yet unique meal like this is a refreshing and exciting opportunity, like the fusion of classical and jazz styles…”
Her smile was always so gentle, and she quickly got along well with Yingque and the other easy-going girls. Most importantly, it was a comforting thing to hear them play music occasionally. In particular, the disruptor, who loved drama and classical music, became very good friends with Carmen. The two would play music in their spare time, and the disruptor would dance along. Even when they worked at the bar, they could sometimes act as the bar's band.
Nekitiya can play the piano without even looking. She has memorized the position of every key, and can determine the range of the keyboard by pressing a key randomly and make corrections based on the tone.
Although the girls had some unpleasantness when they first met Se-na, after living together for a while, they gradually accepted this very special new friend.
“I’ve looked into it, and they’re a really great orchestra. I love every single one of their symphonies, and I hope I can go and hear them live if I have the chance.”
Yingque also gave them this evaluation.
Upon learning this, Nekitiya immediately granted Yingque the VIP status of the Alicia Grand Theater, which also delighted her.
However, that privilege of being able to do anything inside the theater was of little use to her...
It seems that Luo Fan was overthinking things. He was worried that they wouldn't get along well, but now it seems that they are already one of the most important members of this family.
"Mr. Luo, Sister Yingque asked me to call you down for dinner..."
At the top of the stairs, Jia En walked up in small steps, tugged at Luo Fan's trouser leg, and whispered something.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Luo Fan bent down and stroked her long, white hair a few times. Now, she was no longer as shy as when she first arrived, and at least she dared to talk to other people.
However, the vandals had some issues with her...
"Commander, I let this little brat play with my grenade launcher, and she just ran away! You need to teach her a lesson!"
Whenever something like this happened, Luo Fan would always smile awkwardly, unsure of whose side to take. The two little ones caused more trouble than the executioner and the alchemist...
Tonight was a normal dinner, and everyone... well, to be precise, not everyone sat at the table. There were just too many people, so the girls sometimes had to take their separate dishes to the living room to eat while watching TV.
The demand for food was increasing every day, which occasionally gave Yingque the illusion that she was feeding cattle back in her hometown, except that this cow only ate cooked food and especially loved meat...
Luo Fan was too lazy to buy a bigger dining table, since there wasn't enough room. He also didn't like overly spacious environments. Isn't a home more appealing when it's compact?
"Hmm...looks like I'll be sitting in the living room again today."
Luo Fan glanced at the table, which was already full, and shook his head with a wry smile.
Upon spotting Lofan, the architect immediately called out, "Commander, come here! I'll sit on your lap, or you can sit on mine. I have plenty of meat on me, it'll be fine!"
Of course, "more meat" here refers to the fact that there was a lot of meat and vegetables on her side...
Luo Fan frowned and said disdainfully, "Forget it, every time I put something in my bowl you try to snatch it from me, and I can never beat you."
"Hey, we're not going to fight this time, come on, come on!"
She waved her chopsticks again, but Luo Fan could no longer believe her. After all, she ate like a whirlwind, the kind of thing that even the measuring officer couldn't stop.
"Commander, come on, let's start talking about the sports meet!"
In the living room, the alchemist, swinging a can of beer in his hand, shouted at Lovan, who was sitting at the dining table.
"Come here!"
He put the food he wanted into his bowl, then picked up a can of beer from under the table and strode over.
Indeed, this kind of life suits them best...
This is what home feels like, isn't it?
P.S.: If I write too much slice-of-life content, I'm afraid people will get impatient and want to see the main storyline. If I write too much main storyline content, I'm afraid I won't be able to give out all the sweet moments, which would make the emotional development feel too disjointed later on. Sigh...
471 Company Status
Grey Biotech Inc. is now the second largest pharmaceutical giant after Umbrella, and is a large company in a broad sense. Compared to when it first went public, no company now has any intention of acquiring it.
Since the company made significant breakthroughs in multiple drug categories, no one has dared to underestimate it. However, no matter how sincerely the central government invited them to cooperate and provided stable funding, Mrs. Grey still expressed her willingness to operate independently as a separate company in New York.
Many of her peers couldn't understand why she would refuse such a secure job. She could have a government job, a stable source of funding, no worries about being swallowed up by other large companies, and virtually no risk of bankruptcy. Logically speaking, this should have been a sure thing.
But they made a mistake from the very beginning: the company was not founded to make money.
Their philosophy is to provide high-quality, mass-producible, and inexpensive drugs. In an era where biohazards are rampant, many pharmaceutical companies have begun to secretly raise drug prices and collude with each other to profit from the bloodshed. This has allowed some pharmaceutical companies and drugs that were originally in short supply to gain market share and achieve great success.
The establishment of Gray Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was precisely to break this vicious market phenomenon.
In today's world of soaring prices, Mrs. Grey's medicines have become a breath of fresh air in the market. Their success proves a point: while ensuring the quality and quantity of goods, it is also necessary to maintain a reasonable price range to achieve sustainable development, and contribute to a healthy market while obtaining stable profits for themselves.
New York Governor Kurion Manstoff personally commended Mrs. Gray in recognition of their pivotal contributions to the pharmaceutical market.
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(The above photo shows New York Governor Marnstoff (left) and Mrs. Gray (again) together.)
"I believe that, given the current global challenges and the severe threats to people's lives and health, major pharmaceutical companies should appropriately lower drug prices to ensure that people can afford affordable, high-quality medications. At the very least, this should guarantee that everyone can survive in this world..."
In the interview, Mrs. Grey said this, which led to her being called "the Nightingale of skyscrapers" among the people of White Eagle.
--------Time Magazine, Issue 475, page 13, "In Today's World of Biohazard Crises, Emerging Pharmaceutical Companies Rise by Chance"
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"Very good, Gray, the propaganda war has been a great success."
Morido closed the Time magazine in her hand and casually tossed it into the pile of magazines on her desk.
The person she was referring to was currently typing rapidly on his keyboard, too busy to look at her, and simply replied, "Yes, but that's only half of it. The Commander's plan goes beyond that..."
"Yes, it's just a good thing it was you, otherwise his plan wouldn't have been able to succeed, and he would have fooled everyone like this."
Morito stretched back, looking extremely tired after work.